Amazon to end testing for COVID-19 at warehouses this month
Amazon will stop testing workers for COVID-19 at its warehouses at the end of this month, citing the availability of vaccines and free testing....
Federal court nixes Indiana’s voter registration purge law
INDIANAPOLIS — A federal appeals court has sided with opponents of an Indiana law aimed at having elections officials immediately purge voter registrations for...
Russian hacker known as ‘bot master’ to be sentenced in US
Federal prosecutors are seeking a lengthy prison sentence for a Russian hacker known internationally as the “bot master" on charges he operated a network...
NXIVM guru to pay for victims’ brand removal as restitution
NEW YORK — The unrepentant former leader of the cult-like NXIVM group was ordered on Tuesday to pay $3.5 million to 21 victims of...
US probes overheating brakes that cause fires in 500K semis
DETROIT — U.S. highway safety regulators have opened an investigation into about a half-million semis with brakes that can catch fire.
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Critics take aim at charitable money sitting in donor funds
Wealthy philanthropists have long enjoyed an advantageous way to give to charity: Using something called a donor-advised fund, they've been able to enjoy tax...
Pet rescuer gets jail for starving cats in Miami apartment
MIAMI — A self-styled pet rescuer has been sentenced to 364 days in jail for animal cruelty after hoarding cats and allowing them to...
Conservative media offers mixed messages on COVID-19 vaccine
NEW YORK — When Dr. Alexa Mieses Malchuk talks to patients about the COVID-19 vaccine, she tries to feel out where they get their...
‘White Boy Rick’ movie’s inspiration sues police for $100M
DETROIT — A Detroit-area man whose decades in prison for drug dealing and work as an informant inspired the movie “White Boy Rick” filed...
Gang member gets 30 years in prison for boy’s stabbing death
GREENBELT, Md. — A gang member was sentenced on Tuesday to 30 years in federal prison for his role in the killing of a...